Contributors program/Project proposal form: Difference between revisions

From OLPC
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
===1. Project Title & Shipment Detail===
===1. Project Title & Shipment Detail===
:'''Name of Project:'''
:'''Name of Project:'''
:'''Shipping Address You've Verified:[[http://fedex.com/avs/us_english/?link=4]]'''
:'''Shipping Address You've Verified:'''
::* IS FEDEX-SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
::* IS [http://fedex.com FEDEX-SHIPPABLE] (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
::* INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
::* INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
::* CONTAINS TEAM LEADER'S LEGAL NAME
::* CONTAINS TEAM LEADER'S FULL NAME
:'''Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:'''
:'''Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:'''
:'''Loan Length—How Many Months:'''
:'''Loan Length—How Many Months:'''
Line 20: Line 20:
===3. Objectives (Bulleted list) ===
===3. Objectives (Bulleted list) ===


:'''Project Objectives: (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project)
:'''Project Objectives:
:: ''Please list specific, measurable objectives for your project.''
::''Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".''
::''Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".''


Line 31: Line 32:
:'''In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?'''
:'''In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?'''
:'''Outside the community?'''
:'''Outside the community?'''
:'''Can this project be done [[Emulating_the_XO|in emulation]] using non-XO machines?'''
:'''Has this project been tested or begun [[Emulating_the_XO|in emulation]] using non-XO machines?'''
:'''Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?'''
:'''Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?'''
::''Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?''
::''Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?''
Line 37: Line 38:
===6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences) ===
===6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences) ===
:'''Project URL:'''
:'''Project URL:'''
:'''How will you convey tentative ideas & results back to the OLPC/Sugar community, prior to completion?'''
:'''What emerging ideas will your Project offer the greater OLPC/Sugar community, as you work?'''
:'''How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?'''
:'''How will the final results of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?'''
:'''Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?'''
:'''Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?'''
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?''
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?''
:'''Have you investigated working with nearby [[Groups|XO Lending Libraries]] or [[Projects|Project Groups]]?'''
:'''Have you investigated working with related projects nearby [[Groups|XO Lending Libraries]] or [[Projects|Project Groups]]?'''


===7. Quality (Can be a bulleted list) ===
===7. Quality (Can be a bulleted list) ===
:'''Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing people?'''
:'''Would your Project benefit from support, documentation and/or testing?'''
:'''Teachers' input into Usability?'''
:'''Teachers' input into usability?'''
:'''How will you promote your work?'''
:'''How will you promote your work?'''
:'''Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community?'''
:'''Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC [[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang]]/Sugar[[http://sugarlabs.org/go/Main_Page]] community?'''
::''If YES: specify the kind of Ongoing Mentoring that will benefit you most.''
::''If YES: specify the kind of ongoing mentoring that will benefit you most.''
::''If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.''
::''If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.''


===8. Timeline (Show start to finish) ===
===8. Timeline (Show start to finish) ===
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates)
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle:
::''Include a couple milestones, even if tentative.
::''Include a couple milestones, even if tentative.
::''This can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates.
:'''Specify how you prefer to communicate your ongoing progress and obstacles!
:'''Specify how you prefer to communicate your ongoing progress and obstacles!
::''[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.''
::''[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.''

Revision as of 20:01, 3 March 2009

Respond in complete sentences where possible! Be concise.

1. Project Title & Shipment Detail

Name of Project:
Shipping Address You've Verified:
  • IS FEDEX-SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
  • INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
  • CONTAINS TEAM LEADER'S FULL NAME
Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:
Loan Length—How Many Months:

2. Team Participants (In list form)

Name(s) & Contact Info:
Teams of more than 1 person are not required, but strongly favored!
Include email addresses & phone numbers.
Employer and/or School:
Past Experience/Qualifications:

3. Objectives (Bulleted list)

Project Objectives:
Please list specific, measurable objectives for your project.
Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".

4. Plan of Action (One or more paragraphs)

Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:

5. Needs (A few sentences)

Why is this project needed?
Locally?
In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?
Outside the community?
Has this project been tested or begun in emulation using non-XO machines?
Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?
Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?

6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences)

Project URL:
What emerging ideas will your Project offer the greater OLPC/Sugar community, as you work?
How will the final results of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?
Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?
If yes, how will these people be reached?
Have you investigated working with related projects nearby XO Lending Libraries or Project Groups?

7. Quality (Can be a bulleted list)

Would your Project benefit from support, documentation and/or testing?
Teachers' input into usability?
How will you promote your work?
Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC [[1]]/Sugar[[2]] community?
If YES: specify the kind of ongoing mentoring that will benefit you most.
If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.

8. Timeline (Show start to finish)

Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle:
Include a couple milestones, even if tentative.
This can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates.
Specify how you prefer to communicate your ongoing progress and obstacles!
[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.
Retrieved from "http://wiki.laptop.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form&oldid=197436"